diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f51440c..8e71d71 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ env:
 before_install:
   - ./tests/tests-environment.sh
 
+before_script:
+  # populate tags
+  - git fetch --tags
+
 script:
  - ./tests/tests-ci.sh